WRT54G i switched to a dsl router that also does my phones,,,[earthlink]...now my WRT54G wont work....???

Follow these directions: How To Setup the Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router for EarthLink DSL

Try removing the splitter, if it works then you might have a faulty splitter and you need to get it replaced. You might check if you are using the first phone jack in your house / apartment. I remember that was key when i was on DSL. Hope you get it sorted out, not having a working connection is very annoying.

Earthlink is not your local telephone company? You would need to contact your local service provider. If earthlink set up your DSL thru your local telephone company, you may have to have them contact them. Does your local phone to you or do you subscribe thru what they call a CLEC?

More information is needed about your setup.

Do you have:

cable modem <--> router <--> computer
and:
cable-telephone-box <---> telephone

or:

DSL-modem <--- VOIP adapter --> telephone
and VOIP adapter -> WAN port on WRT54G <--> computer

Please clarify.

You can go to 192.168.1.1
Enter the default username(leave it blank) and password(admin) and enter the router page

Under setup--> basic setup you can configure your ISP settings
Under wireless you can configure wireless username password etc

If still unable to connect wireless mention the operating system

the router connects to the DSL / CABLE modem and NOT to a DSL filter.

If thats what has happened you could damage the router

you should connect as per the instructions that came with your router

eg.

Phone line > Modem > Router > Rest of network

Note there is no filter between the line and the modem !

filters are meant to go before phones and faxes etc not into a network
for more help

http://support.hubris.net/dsl/Self_Install_Instructions.pdf

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/a7c73c9a-5bb6-4b3a-9a09-d9650c4ed51f1033.mspx#EMD

Hope this clears it up for you


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First change your LAN ip range on WRT54g, leave the wan interface as dynamic IP client. Connect your WAN port to the DSL router interface. ping your DSL router interface (most probably your DSL router will be having 192.168.1.1). Make sure that your laptop is not assigned with any static IP (Incase you use the laptop in home n work).

your SPA2102-R seems to have one ethernet connection and one internet connection.
your WRT54G-TM seems to have one internet connection and 4 ethernet connections.

What you are trying to achive is; plug a ethernet cable into the ethernet connection on your SPA2102-R then plug the other end into the internet port of the WRT54G-TM

hope this helps, I have assumed that you intend to use a DSL broadband supplier not ADSL.

if you are changing service from DSL to ADSL then your WRT54G-TM needs to be first in line configured and working. then plug the internet port from the SPA2102-R into any of the WRT54G-TM ethernet ports.

it would not be the router. you have an ip address issue.

Does your mac book has a phone port? You can try that to setup a dial up connection an see if it will work.